NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE:  THE EASTERN FEDERAL LANDS HIGHWAY DIVISION (EFLHD), OF THE FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION (FHWA), INTENDS TO PROCURE SERVICES FOR GEOMORPHOLOGICAL/ SEDIMENTOLOGICAL MONITORING FIELDWORK AND REPORTING, FOR FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION PROJECT NY ERFO FIIS 2013-1(5), 2014 CHANNEL AND MARINA DREDGING/RESTORATION OF BAYSIDE SEDIMENT PROCESSES, AT SAILORS HAVEN, FIRE ISLAND NATIONAL SEASHORE, LOCATED IN SUFFOLK COUNTY, NEW YORK.  

THE INSTITUTE OF MARINE AND COASTAL SCIENCES, RUTGERS UNIVERSITY, RECENTLY COMPLETED A STUDY OF BEACH PROCESSES AND SHORELINE CHANGE COMPLETED FROM A PROJECT IN 2011, UPON WHICH THE METHODOLOGY OF THIS MONITORING IS BASED.  RUTGERS UNIVERSITY HAS CONSIDERABLE EXPERIENCE STUDYING BEACH PROCESSES AND HAS PRIOR EXPERIENCE IN AND IS FAMILIAR WITH THE STUDY AREA.  DR. KARL NORDSTROM IS A PROFESSOR AT THE INSTITUTE OF MARINE AND COASTAL SCIENCES AT RUTGERS UNIVERSITY.  DR. NORDSTROM IS AN INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED EXPERT ON THE DYNAMIC PROCESSES AFFECTING THE SIZE, SHAPE, AND LOCATION OF BEACHES AS WELL AS THE EFFECT OF THESE PROCESSES ON SEDIMENTS, LANDFORMS, AND BIOTA.  HE HAS AUTHORED MORE THAN 85 PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLES, 6 BOOKS, AND NUMEROUS BOOK CHAPTERS.  DR. NORDSTROM WILL SERVE AS THE PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATOR FOR THE RESEARCH AND MONITORING COMPONENT OF THIS PROJECT.  DR. NORDSTROM HAS CONDUCTED NUMEROUS STUDIES AT FIRE ISLAND AND WORKED EXTENSIVELY WITH NPS MANAGERS AND SCIENCE STAFF TO FACILITATE SCIENCE BASED MANAGEMENT OF THE PARK'S ESTUARINE RESOURCES.

THE STUDY DESIGN WAS UTILIZED FOR THE PREVIOUS DEMONSTRATION PROJECT AT SAILORS HAVEN, AND IS KNOWN TO BE EFFECTIVE. THE FHWA WOULD HAVE TO REQUEST PROPOSALS FOR OTHER STUDY DESIGNS TO MONITOR BEACH PROCESS AND SHORELINE CHANGE.  THOSE PROPOSED STUDY DESIGNS WOULD HAVE TO BE EVALUATED TO DETERMINE WHETHER THEY WILL ADEQUATELY MONITOR BEACH PROCESS AND SHORELINE CHANGE.  THOSE STUDY DESIGNS WOULD ALSO BE UNPROVEN, UNLIKE THE RUTGERS UNIVERSITY STUDY DESIGN.

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